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Issue No 112
April 4th–April 18th 2008

 

 
New bridge may not open for four years: The new bridge and entrance road into Connolly Hospital built at a cost of €6m will be completed at the end of this month. However Community Voice has learned that the new bridge which will allow direct access into the hospital from the N3 is unlikely to be opened for up to four years!.
Council officials “gagged” by management : Fingal County Council management was accused of gagging officials of its parks department at a recent meeting of the Council’s local area committee..
Massive extension for Town Centre : Green Property, owner of the Blanchardstown Centre, has now formally confirmed its intention to carry out a major extension to the centre with an application to Fingal County Council for planning permission for the project.
Castleknock student wins all-Ireland award : 18 year old Colm Mooney from Castleknock was one of two Irish teenagers named All Ireland Youth Volunteers of the Year at a ceremony in the Hilton Hotel in Belfast.
Pay & Display for Connolly Hospital to go ahead : Connolly Hospitals' plans to introduce paid car parking in the hospital in an attempt to meet some of its budget shortfall for the current year are now well advanced.
Fine Gael gears up for local elections : The local Fine Gael party is already gearing up for next year’s local elections with the selection of two official area representatives for the Mulhuddart electoral area.

Primary Care Centre for Dublin 15: Dublin 15 will be one of the first 20 locations in which the HSE has agreed to fund the infrastructure for a primary care team, following the completion of its recent tendering process.

Take the Ongar express : There was some good news for residents of the outlying community of Ongar recently when Dublin Bus announced that plans were afoot to introduce a dedicated bus route into the city centre.

Catch 22 for Tyrrelstown residents: Over the years, the services being charged for and provided by the management companies of Tyrrelstown have received a lot of attention in the local and indeed the national media.

Making quick decisions: Public bodies are often accused of moving slowly. However in the case of the new VEC schools proposed for Dublin 15, one cannot accuse Fingal County Council’s planning department of dragging its collective feet.
   
  Travellers’ financial windfall: Squatters’ rights have proved to be very valuable rights indeed for a group of travellers living on derelict lands near the former Fingal County Council tip-head in Dunsink..  
   
    “Castleknock commuters will be left stranded” says councillor: Cllr. Eithne Loftus (FG) has now called on Dublin Bus to re-consider its plans to move the terminus of the No. 37 service as she feels it will leave Castleknock commuters stranded as buses will now be full by the time they reach Carpenterstown and Castleknock.  
     
 


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